Following the example or copying the actions of another person. Christians are called upon to become Christlike. Becoming like Jesus Christ is, however, the result, not the condition, of conversion.
No-one can obtain salvation by imitating Jesus Christ
John 3:16-18Jesus Christ teaches that salvation (eternal life) is a consequence of faith in him. He never links salvation with imitating him or any other act or acts.See alsoEphesians 2:8-9;
2 Timothy 1:8-9